Tag: Brexit

• Saturday, February 1st 2020 - 08:27 UTC

  Boris Johnson confident that “we can turn this opportunity into a stunning success”

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Brexit offers Britain an opportunity for “renewal and change” as he called on the divided nation to pull together in an address ahead of its split with the European Union.

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 10:26 UTC

  Debate triggers in EU as to how the €12-billion hole left by UK will be filled

  

  When Britain leaves the European Union at midnight on Friday (Jan 31) the bloc loses the second-biggest net contributor to its budget, leaving a €12-billion (US$13-billion) hole in its finances.

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 10:10 UTC

  Bitterly divided Britain abandons European Union; Johnson message calling for unity expected

  

  Britain this Friday, 31 January ends almost half a century of integration with its closest neighbours and leaves the European Union, starting a new - but still uncertain - chapter in its long history.

• Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 20:14 UTC

  Brexit: Falklands makes public UK's “absolute commitment to BOT's safety and prosperity”

  

  EU funding for British Overseas Territories organisations and the impact of Brexit on business and travel are all subjects covered in a Brexit update from the Minister for the Commonwealth, the UN and South Asia this week, according to the transcript published by the Falkland Islands weekly “Penguin News”.

• Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 11:30 UTC

  Brexit approved: What about travel to the UK?

  

  The travel and tourism industry in the UK and the rest of the European Union has been bracing for this moment. The UK formally will leave the European Union (EU) at 23:00 on Friday, 31 January. However, the UK will immediately enter an 11-month transition period. Flights, boats and trains will operate as usual.

• Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  UK plans to end automatic rights for EU vessels to fish in British waters

  

  Boris Johnson's government plans to reclaim control over British fisheries with a law allowing the U.K. to decide who can fish in its waters and on what terms. The legislation to be published this week will end current automatic rights for European Union vessels to fish in British waters, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said in an emailed statement.

• Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  EU Parliament approves UK departure in an emotional session

  

  Squeezed between an argument over what to call its transport strategy and a debate on the coronavirus, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of Britain's orderly departure from the European Union. It was an anti-climactic way to issue the UK's last rites.

• Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 20:10 UTC

  UK ready to depart the EU: Queen Ascent to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

  

  Queen Elizabeth II signed off on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, paving the way for the United Kingdom to depart the European Union next week. After passing the final hurdle of obtaining the Queen's approval on Thursday, the Brexit bill is officially law, and the country is expected to exit the EU on Jan. 31.

• Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  “UK has crossed the Brexit finishing line”, claims Johnson after Parliament vote

  

  Boris Johnson has said the UK has “crossed the Brexit finish line” after Parliament passed legislation implementing the withdrawal deal. The EU Bill, which paves the way for the country to leave the bloc on 31 January, is now awaiting royal assent.

• Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 07:06 UTC

  Boris Johnson loses votes in the Lords over Brexit legislation

  

  The government of Boris Johnson lost three votes in the Lords over its Brexit legislation - its first defeats since the election. Peers supported calls for EU nationals to be given a physical document as proof they have the right to live in the UK after it leaves the bloc.